Compound curler



March 7, 1939. L SOLOMON 2,149,318

COMPOUND CURLER Filed Jan. 18, 19's? INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 7,1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ooMroUNn comma 7 Nathan L. Solomon,Brooklyn,.N. r. Application January 18, 1931, Serial No. 121,189 15Claims. (01. 132-33) The present invention relates to hair curlers andis especially. concerned with a compound hair curler wherein each endmay be selectively and conveniently utilized as hair gripping andwinding means and wherein each end selectively constitutes manipulatingmeans for bodily rotating the compound curler about the longitudinalaxis thereof. Specifically, however, the object of theinvention isrealized in the provision of a serviceable compound hair curler havingan expanded portion and a reduced portion wherein the expanded portionis adapted to grip and wind the hair to be curled to form relativelylarge sized curlers upon the'manipulation of the reduced portion andwherein the reduced portion isadapted to grip and wind ha r to formrelatively small sized curls upon rotation of the expanded portion.Other objects, advantages, features of the invention will be in partobvious and in part hereinafter specifically pointed out and for aclearer understanding of the invention attention is directed to thefollowing detailed description considered in the light of theaccompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the compound curler according to myinvention, showing the reduced end gripping a tress of hair, whileexpanded and serves as a handle.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the compound curler wherein the expandedend serves to grip the hair and the reduced end constitutes the handlefor winding the hair about the expanded end to form relatively largesized curls.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal perspective view of the compound curler,showing the adjacent parts of the reduced portion closed or abutting andthe enlarged parts of the expanded portion normally diverged.

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of a modified form.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 66 of Fig. 5. r

Fig. '7 is a longitudinal sectional view of another modification andFig. 8 is a sectional view on the line 8- 8 of Fig. '7.

According to the invention the compound hair curler generally denoted I(Figs. 1-3 inclusive) comprises an elongated hollow body defined by thesuperimposed U-shaped sections broadly'denoted II and I2 each of whichincludes an enlarged portion I3 from which integrally extends a reducedportion I4.

The superimposed enlarged portfons I3 are provided with perforated earsI through which fulcrum pin I6 is first threaded and subsequently upsetto form a rivet to prevent transverse relative displacement of thesuperimposed sections II, and I 2 and thus a hinged connection isprovided to permit one of the U-shaped sections to be pivoted in respectto the companion section of the curler.

Cooperating with the enlarged portions I3 is a. U-shaped spring I'lhaving its diverged legs I8 abutting opposing inner faces thereof tonormally hold the enlarged portions I3 open or slightly diverged,defining gap 20, and to normally hold the superimposed reduced portionsI4 closed or in abutting relation.

Where it is desired to form a relatively small curl, the superimposedportions I4 are utilized to first grip a. portion of the tress to bewound and the enlarged portions I3 are utilized as a handle ormanipulator for bodily rotating the compound curler aboutitslongitudinal ax s; In this connection the expanded part of the curlerdefined by the superimposed portions I3 is manually grasped to move thelatter towards each other, thus separating or opening the attenuated orrestricted part of the curler characterized by the superimposed reducedportions I 4, however against the resistance of the legs I8 of the U-shaped spring I1.

Accordingly a suitable gap is formed by the attenuated part of thecurler and consequently a free end of a tress 2| of ha r may beinterposed between the separated portions II as indicated in Fig. 1.Thereafter, finger pressure tending to hold the reduced portions apartis removed from the expanded part of the curler. It follows that springII now acts to diverge the enlarged portions I3 and hence the terminalpart of the tress is gripped by the reduced portions I4 which tend toclose.

With the tress gripped within the restricted part of the curler, thehandle constituted by the enlarged portions I3 is rotated, thus thetress of hair is wound about the reduced part of the curler, to formseveral superimposed convolutions and to remove the coiled hair, theenlarged parts I3 are pivoted slightly towards each other to remove thefrictional grip on the tress by the reduced portions I4, and the curlformed may be slidably moved along the reduced part of the curler andoutwardly therealong to be ultimately free thereof.

Where a relatively large curl is desired, the free end of the tress isfirst frictionally gripped in the gap 20 of the normally divergedenlarged portions I3 and the attenuated part of the curler defined bythe superimposed companion parts I4 serve as a manipulating handle whichis rotated to wind the tress in part gripped by the enlarged portions I3about the latter. To remove the curl formed, the latter is grasped atone end and slidably displaced until it clears the expanded part of thecurler.

In the form according to Figs. 5 and 6 the compound curler compriseshingedly associated companion components 30 and 3|. In the particularinstance illustrated, component 30 is in the form of an enlongatedcylindrical tube having an enlarged part 32 and a reduced part 33' whilecomponent 3| defines an inverted U shaped cover characterized by anenlarged part 33 and a reduced part 34.

Depending from the cover are the spaced perforated cars 35 whichstraddle the sides of tube 30. Rivet 36 passing through the dependingears of the cover and the body of the tube and transversely thereofserves as fulcrum means to permit the cover to be pivoted in respect tothe tube.

Arranged within the tube is a U shaped spring 31. This spring has oneleg 38 abutting the bore of tube 30 and another leg 39 passing throughopening 40 in tube 30 and abutting the inner surface of the enlargedpart 3| of the cover, thus holding the latter normally separated fromthe tube to form a hair receiving gap 4|.

In the separated open relation of expanded part. 3|, spring 3'! acts tonormally hold closed the attenuated part of the curler defined by thesuperimposed reduced parts 33' and 34 of the tube cover.

Where a large curl is to be formed, a portion of the tress is disposedin -gap 4| and thus is firm; ly gripped in the expanded part of thecurler.- The attenuated or reduced part of the latter is thereafterutilized as a handle for winding the gripped hair about the expandedpart of the curler.

If it is desired to form a relatively small curl, the reduced portions33' and 34 are separated by moving the enlarged part 33 towards theenlarged part 32 to create a gap between the restricted parts of thetube and cover to receive a part of the tress of hair. Subsequentlyfinger pressure is removed from the expanded part or actuator 33. Itfollows therefore. that the restricted part 34 due to the action ofspring 31 moves towards its companion reduced part 33' of the tube andconsequently the hair is appropriately gripped.

Thereafter, the enlarged or expanded part of the curler is rotated andthe hair winds about the attenuated part thereof to form a small curland to remove the latter, actuator 3| is depressed, and the curl formedmay be conveniently and slidably removed from the reduced part of thecurler as is well understood.

The compound curler shown in Figs. '7 and 8 is of the collapsibletelescopic type. To this end it will be observed that expanded orenlarged tube 50 is provided with an enlongated slot 5| for receivingand frictionally receiving a part of the tress to be wound. Tube 50 alsoincludes a dome shaped portion 5| having an opening 52 for slidablyguiding the reduced tube 53 having a hair receiving and gripping slot54.

Integral with tube 53 is a flared end 55 which embodies a plurality ofindentations 56 adapted to removably receive spring detents 5'| struckout of the dome shaped portion 5|.

By this arrangement the reduced part of the curler may be interlockedwith the expanded part thereof as illustrated in Figs. '7 and 8. In suchrelation, the expanded part of the curler may be used as the hairgripping and winding means and the reduced part thereof as the handle orthe latter may be used as the hair gripping and windareas 18 ing meansand the expanded part may be employed as the manipulator.

If it be desired to collapse the compound curler, the restricted part isrotated relative to the expanded part thereof, thus removing the detents51 from indentations 56 and consequently the reduced part of the curlermay be slidably moved within the bore of the expanded part until theflared end 55 strikes the depending stop lug 58 and in such relationonly a small portion of the restricted part of the curler extends orprojects beyond the dome shaped portion and if it is desired to withdrawthe restricted part, the projecting portionis grasped, and pulledoutwardly until the inner flared portion strikes the dome 5| at whichtime the restricted part is slightly rotated to interlock with the outertube.

Since many changes can be made in the above.

methods of operation and many apparently widely difi'erent embodimentsof the invention could be devised without departing from the scopethereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the abovedescription and shown in the accompanying drawing should be interpretedas illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:

l. A hair curler. of the character described comprising superimposedhingedly associated sections constituting an expanded part and a reducedpart, and spring means for normally holding said expanded part open andsaid reduced part closed, said expanded part having means for gripping aportion of a tress of hair, said reduced part constituting manipulatablemeans for winding the hair gripped by said expanded part thereabout,said reduced part having means for gripping a portion of a. tress ofhair, said expanded part constituting manipulatable means for windingthe hair gripped by said reduced part about the latter.

2. A hair curler of the character described comprising superimposedsections defining a split expanded part and a split reduced part, meanspivotally sustaining said sections, and a spring for holding one of saidparts normally closed and the other part normally open, said open partadapted to grip a portion of a tress of hair, said closed partconstituting manipulatable means for winding said tress about said openpart.

3. A hair curler of the character described com prising superimposed andjuxtapositioned hollow sections defining a split expanded part and asplit reduced part, fulcrum means hingedly interconnecting saidsections, a spring for holdingv the sections of said expanded partseparated to definin elongated gap adapted to receive a part of a tressof hair, said spring cooperating with said expanded part to hold saidreduced part closed to define a handle adapted to be rotated for coilingsaid tress about said expanded part.

4. A hair curler of the character described comprising superimposedsections defining a split expanded part and a split reduced part, meanspivotally sustaining said members, a spring for holding one of saidparts normally closed and the other part normally open, said closed partadapted. to be opened upon actuation of said expanded part for anchoringa part of a tress of hair, said expanded part constituting manipulatablemeans for winding the tress of hair anchored by said open reduced partthereabout.

5. A hair curler of the character described comprising superimposed,juxtapositioned, and elongated hollow sections defining a split expandedpart and a split reduced part, fulcrum means hingedly interconnectingsaid sections, a spring for holding the sections defining said reducedpart closed, said expanded part adapted to be'actuated to open saidclosed part to anchor a portion of a tress of hair, said expanded partdefining a handle adapted to be rotated for coiling said'tress aboutsaid reduced part.

6. A hair curler of the character describedcomprising superimposedsections defining a'split expanded part and a split reduced part, meanspivotally sustaining said sections, a spring for holding one of saidparts normally closed and the other part normally open, said open partadapted to grip a portion of a tress of hair, said closed partconstituting manipulatable means for winding said tress about saidopen-part, said open part adapted to be closed against the resistance ofsaid spring to open said closed part to permit the insertion of a tressof hair in the latter, said spring cooperating to hold said openedreduced part against the inserted tress to grip the I latter, saidexpanded part constituting a handle adapted to be rotated for windingthe gripped hair in saidreduced part about the latter.

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11. A compound hair curler comprising complementary U shaped sectionshaving their channels facing towards each other to define alongitudinaily disposed bore, said sections comprising superimposedenlarged portions and restricted portions, said enlarged portionsconstituting an expanded part, said restricted portions constituting areduced part, fulcrum means pivotally interconnecting said sections, anda spring for holding said enlarged portions separated and saidrestricted portions closed, said enlarged portions adapted to grip atres oi hair and said restricted portions constituting a handle adaptedto be rotated for winding the tress gripped by said enlarged portionthereabout.

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